User's Manual

Installation and Operations Manual
AT&T Proprietary (Internal Use Only)
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2 Digital Life System Overview
2.1 System Architecture
The AT&T Digital Life System (DLS) provides an Internet Protocol (IP) based end-to-end
services delivery platform that AT&T will utilize in providing services to customers. The
DLS includes a Network Platform and a Premises Platform. AT&T Cellular Data Service
provides the primary communication between the Network Platform and the Premises
Platform. Optionally, a secondary communication path between the Network Platform
and the Premises can be established via a Bring-Your-Own-Broadband service, which
could be based on an ADSL, VDSL, FiOS, cable modem or some other wireline
broadband service.
The initial commercial deployment of DLS will be utilized to offer consumer customers
Professionally Monitored Home Security and Home Automation & Control services.
Figure 1 is a representation of the AT&T DLS Architecture. Within the system
architecture the Network Platform includes AT&T Digital Life Data Centers.
Figure 1: AT&T Digital Life System Architecture